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Aztecs
by JD
What person was said to be able
to tell the future?
Priests
How many gods did the Aztecs
worship?
1,600
Why did the Aztecs capture
enemies instead of killing them
To perform human sacrifices
Why did the Aztecs perform
human sacrifices
To worship the gods
What did the Aztecs create that
we use today
365 day calendar
Where did the Aztecs live
Central America-Mesoamerica
What was the Aztecs capital
Tenochtitlan
When adults were drunk what
did the kids do to them
They took care of them
What are causeways
Raised roads
When did the Aztec empire
emerge
1300’s
What was the Aztec’s primary
god
The sun god
What did the Mayas and the
Aztecs both have in common
Liked gold
polytheistic
Mesoamerica
written language
What bean did the Aztecs use to
make chocolate
Cocoa bean
What did the Aztecs advance in
Agriculture
medicine
mathematics
architecture
Where was the Aztec’s empire
located
Southern Mexico
What were some tools made out
of – knife to sacrifice
Volcanic ash
True or false the Aztecs had
floating gardens
true
How did the Aztecs sacrifice
people to their sun god?
Cut out heart
drowned
True or false Aztecs had lamas
and alpacas.
false